Fleet Management Benefits
Dec 23, 2015
Problems we all Have
Crime in South Africa is a reality that needs management
Assets being stolen
Highjack situations
Cargo theft
Unreliable personnel needs management
Unnecessary costs to company
Effective utilization of assets
Crime is a Reality
Police force alone cannot cope
Private initiative to protect assets are necessary
Highjack situations dangerous and needs to be managed by professionals
Dangers of breakdowns of any sort on South African roads poses dangers of its own
Reliable Personnel Reliable and honest personnel is precious for any organization
They are not so easy to come by
How do you identify the bad apples
How do you protect and manage the assets being utilized by the personnel
Honesty amongst personnel may also be a rare commodity in large companies
Salaries the largest cost to any company
Driver Allowance ControlMost companies base driver allowance claims on kilometers travelled for business purposes
Control over accurate claims mandatory
Effective logbook keeping a must
No control will result in excessive expenses
Reliable accurate automatic logbook keeping
Fleet management reports does just that
Effective Work time ManagementMany companies have personnel working from home
How can you know if they are doing their jobs?
Mark residents of personnel as POI’s
Groep them as “Personnel Residents”
Fleet Management reporting will tell you what time they left home and arrived back every day
Manage PersonnelKnow at all times in real time exactly where your personnel are
Follow trips on screen in real time if necessary
Notify and use the person nearest to a customer or task to be done to respond
Allocate remote controls to drivers for identification and safety purposes
Verify who used which vehicle at all times
Customer CareMark customer locations on maps as POI’s
Fleet management trip reporting very easy to obtain for certain periods of time
History reporting tells you which vehicle(s) visited which POI’s or any selected point on a map for how long and the distance away
Handle customer queries about arrival times and the like accurately
Go back in history to verify queries
Effective Resource ManagementConfirm and control which vehicle and driver spent what time on a job
Know at all times where your vehicles are
Group and view vehicles in different groups for easier management
Plan trips and cargo to fully utilize available resources
Manage your vehicles country wide and neighbouring countries any ware in Africa
Increased Productivity
Personnel no longer utilizes company assets for private use
Personnel spends more time doing a full days productive work
No more of route trips
Claims for overtime and travel managed verified and controlled
General large savings to company expenses
Sort Personnel
Get rid of unwanted personnel with proof
Excessive speeding easy to control
Working time easy to verify and manage
Customer visits and time spent easily controlled and confirmed
Destination addresses very accurate
Inaccurate travel claims easily indentified
Disputes handled with concrete evidence
Vehicle Abuse Management
Personnel utilizing vehicles for private business activities easily identified
Reporting on speeding and excessive idling identifies regular abusers
Weekend and after hours travelling logged
Ignition on/off notification indicates use of vehicle
Driver identification invaluable
Asset Protection
Recovery after theft or highjack incidents
Cargo recovery and roadside protection in case of emergency
Protection, help and assistance of loved ones during emergency breakdowns
Follow the progress of travel of loved ones and or important cargo in real time
Use a WAP enabled Cell Phone to view
Financing Assets
If the vehicle you financed has wheels there will be someone else interested in that vehicle
If it has wings it may fly anywhere
Protect your financed assets by knowing where it is
Recover your assets when needed
Non Paying Culprits
Early warning of non payment
Group non payers in a group for easy viewing and location while negotiating
Recover your asset at any time
Huge savings in losses if assets can be recovered
Accurate GPS location world wide with roaming SIM Card in tracking unit
Recovery of AssetsRecovery of lost assets outsourced to ITA a trusted recovery operation with excellent track record
Management of emergency situations handled by professionals in the business
Across border recoveries possible
Early notification of situation mandatory
“First golden hour rule” after incident very important for successful recovery
Emergency Situations
Stolen assets
High jacked assets
Stolen or high jacked cargo
Protection of loved ones
Any medical situation that help is needed
Driver got lost and needs directions
Accident and roadside assistance
Early WarningsEmergency SOS Messages sent via SMS
Remote control emergency SOS Message sent via tracking unit if you are within 30 meters of vehicle by pressing the button
Auto fortify mode activated/deactivated automatically, via remote or cell phone
SMS notification sent to client’s three contacts and our Call Centre should vehicle move more than 40 kilometres per hour in fortify mode
Insurance Benefits
My Tracer tracking unit is tested and approved by SAIAS
SAIAS approved systems accepted by insurance companies
Insurance Premium discounts of up to 15% on presentation of the My Tracer installation certificate
Insurance claim co-payment assistance
Tax Benefits
SARS accepted logbook keeping and reporting
All trips logged automatically
Accurate trip distances with 15 second plotting intervals
Editing of business and private trips possible
Business travel claims calculated for you
Cost to CompanyCalculated for one vehicle
Buy the unit for R1950 (Includes installation cost) Monthly premium R219 (Not including recovery) and R254 (Including the recovery services and mandatory for insurance purposes)
Rent unit for only R550 (Includes installation cost) and monthly R275 (Not including recovery) and R310 (Including the recovery services and mandatory for insurance purposes)